Hannah Lay sawmill on West Bay. The logs were caught coming down the Boardman River and taken to the mill. This was a steam powered mill built in 1852.
Black and white photograph of logs in the Boardman River headed for the Hannah Lay sawmill. Washington street is in the center of the picture and the Park Place Hotel can be seen at the far left, 1882.
Black and white photograph of the overview of the waterfront, Boardman River, We-Que-Tong Club and the Hannah Lay Sawmill. Picture taken from a railroad water tower.
Black and white photograph in poor condition of Traverse City around 1860 to 1863. Notation on photograph says the image was captured while the photographer was standing on Front Street, downtown Traverse City, looking north towards Grand Traverse…
Black and white photograph of the walking bridge over the Boardman River at Hannah Park. (Note the sluceway used to float logs to the sawmill downstream after the installation of the Hannah Lay Grist mill dam just up stream.)
Hannah Lay sawmill on Grand Traverse Bay with the Boardman River in the foreground. Logs are banked and in the river. This was a steam powered mill with wood scraps providing the fuel for the boiler. The tall rocket shaped item is the sawdust…